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Council requires tree buffers and landscape sign-off for each Farmhouse phase
Summary
Staff and developer agreed that landscaping and tree replacement must meet the master-plan planting schedule and be approved before each construction phase closes; developers noted tree‑planting calculations (3‑inch caliper trees, ~15 trees per acre) and committed to meeting the overall requirement by project completion.
Council emphasized preserving tree buffers along East Argent Parkway and ensuring new plantings screen building roofs and construction activity. Staff said phases cannot be closed until landscaping required by the approved master plan is installed and approved, and Rusty Windsor noted the final build will meet the planting calculations.
Windsor described planting expectations: 3‑inch caliper trees and a target of roughly 15 trees per acre, recognizing that some planting may concentrate in later phases but that final development will meet total requirements. Council members requested staff verify utilities and other constraints before finalizing tree locations so plantings are feasible at phase closeout.
